阅读理解 A soldier named John Blanchard struck upa pen pal friendship with a woman, Sally Maynell, who he had never met in the months before World War II. When the fighting began, their correspondence st 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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     A soldier named John Blanchard struck up(建立)a pen pal friendship with a woman, Sally Maynell,
who he had never met in the months before World War II. When the fighting began, their correspondence still continued.
     Over the next year or so the two got to know each other through their letters. Even so, when Blanchard asked for a photograph, the woman refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn't matter what she
looked like.
     When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting - 7:00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York. "You'll recognise me," she wrote, "by the red rose I'll be wearing on my suit."
     At the station a beautiful young woman approached him. She was wearing a green suit and was
everything that he hoped Miss Maynell would be. But there was no red rose. There was another woman.
She was well past 40 and had her hair tucked(塞)under a worn hat. She was more than plump, her fat feet thrust(挤)into shoes. Her pale face was gentle and her gray eyes had a warm twinkle(闪光). On her coat,
there was a red rose.
     He did not hesitate. His fingers gripped the small worn copy of the book that was to identify him to her. "This will not be love, but it will be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a feeling
for which I have been and must ever be grateful." he thought.
     " I'm John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me. May I take you to dinner?" he asked.
     The woman's face broadened into a smile. "I don't know what this is about, son." she answered, "But
the young lady in the green suit who just went by begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was a kind of test!"

1. According to the first three paragraphs, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Miss Maynell didn't think herself beautiful enough.
B. Miss Maynell didn't turn up at the meeting place.
C. Mr. Blanchard lost contact with the woman during the war.
D. Mr. Blanchard and the woman kept in touch by writing to each other.

2. When Mr. Blanchard saw the middle-aged woman, he probably felt a little __________.

A. disappointed
B. excited
C. indifferent
D. expectant

3. The "feeling" of Mr. Blanchard in the underlined sentence perhaps can be referred to as a kind of
__________.

A. friendship
B. love
C. brotherhood
D. memory

4. Miss Maynell set up such a test because she __________.

A. was too shy to see Mr. Blanchard directly
B. wondered whether Mr. Blanchard would keep his word to meet her
C. wanted to play a trick on Mr. Blanchard
D. wanted to know Mr. Blanchard cared more about her looks or her personality

5. Which of the following words can be used to describe the Maynell?

A. Beautiful but shy
B. Beautiful and wise
C. Young but sly(狡猾)
D. Young and amusing

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A poor traveller stopped under the tree to eat the boiled rice and vegetables which he had brought with him. A few metres away , there was a small shop by the side of the road where a woman was frying （油炸） fish and selling it to travellers. The woman watched the poor traveller carefully, and when he finished his food and began to go, she shouted rudely, “You haven't paid me for the fried fish!”

　　“But I have not had any fried fish!” he said.

　　“But everyone can see that you enjoyed the smell of my fried fish with your rice and vegetables ,” said the woman , “If you had not smelled the fish , your meal would not have been so pleasant!”

　　Soon a crowd collected, and although they supported the poor traveller, they had to admit that wind was blowing from the shop to the place where he had eaten, and that it had carried the smell of the fried fish to him.

　　Finally, the woman took the poor traveller to a judge , who said , “The woman says that the traveller ate his meal with the smell of her fried fish. The traveller agrees that the wind was blowing from the woman's shop to the place where he ate his rice and vegetables and that it carried the smell of her fried fish to his nose while he was eating, so he must pay for it. What does your fried fish cost” he asked the woman.

　　“Twenty-five cents a plate ,” she answered , delighted.

　　“Then go outside together,” said the judge. “There the traveller must hold up a twenty-five cent piece so that its shadow （影子） falls on the woman's hand. The price of the smell of a plate of fried fish is the shadow of twenty-five cents.”

1．Why did the traveller refuse to pay the woman for the fried fish? Because ________.

[　　]

A．he was poor

B．he was rude

C．he was supported by a crowd

D．he hadn't eaten her fried fish at all

2．When the judge asked the woman a question, she felt ________.

[　　]

A．excited

B．anxious

C．glad

D．angry

3．Which of the followng statements is true?

[　　]

A．The traveller bought the boiled rice and vegetables and ate them by the side of the road.

B．The judge had no idea what the woman meant.

C．In the fifth paragraph , the first “it” has the same meaning as the second “it” .

D．The woman got nothing but the shadow of twenty-five cents in the end.

4．What do you think of the judge after reading the passage?

[　　]

A．He was foolish.

B．He was clever.

C．He was neither foolish nor clever.

D．He was kind enough to give the woman twenty-five cents.

5．What is the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．The Smell and the Shadow

B．A Poor Traveller

C．A Rude Woman

D．A Woman and a Traveller

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科目：高中英语 来源：英语教研室 题型：050

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A higher reading rate, with no loss of comprehension (理解), will help you in other subjects as well as in English, and the general principle (原则) apply to any language. Naturally, you will not read every book at the same speed. You would expect to read a newspaper, for example, much more rapidly than a physics or economics textbook—but you can raise your average reading speed over the whole range of materials you wish to cover so that the percentage (百分比) gained will be the same whatever kind of reading you are concerned (有关的) with.

The reading passages which follow are all of an average level of difficulty for your stage of instruction. They are all about five hundred words long. They are about topics of general interest which do not require a great deal of specialized knowledge. Thus they fall between the kind of reading you might find in your textbooks and the much less demanding kind you will find in a newspaper or light novel. If you read this kind of English, with understanding at four hundred words per minute, you night skim (浏览) through a newspaper at perhaps 650-700, while with difficult textbooks you might drop to two hundred or two hundred and fifty.

Perhaps you would like to know what reading speeds are common among native English-speaking university students and how those speeds can be improved. Tests in Minnesota, U.S.A., for example, have shown that students without special training can read English of average difficulty, for example, Tolstoy’s War and Peace in translation, at speeds of between 240 and 250 words per minute with about seventy percent comprehension. Students in Minnesota claim (自称) that after twelve half-hour lessons, once a week, the reading speed can be increased, with no loss of comprehension, to around five hundred words per minute.　　　　

1．According to the passage, the purpose of effective reading with higher speed is most likely to help you　　 .

A. only in your reading of physics textbook

B. improve your understanding of an economics textbook

C. not only in your language study but also in other subjects

D. choose the suitable material to read

2．Which of the following does not describe the types of reading materials mentioned in the second paragraph?

A. Those beyond (超越) one’s reading comprehension.

B. Those concerned with common knowledge.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C. Those without the demand for specialized knowledge.

D. Those with the length of about five hundred words

3．The average speed of untrained native speakers in the University of Minnesota is　　 .

A. about three hundred words per minute

B. about two hundred and forty-five words per minute

C. about sixty words per minute

D. about five hundred words per minute

4．According to the passage, how fast can you expect to read after you have attended twelve half-hour lessons in the University of Minnesota?

A. You can increase your reading speed by three times.

B. No real increase in reading speed can be achieved.

C. You can increase your reading speed by four times.

D. You can double your reading speed.

5．Where do you think the passage is taken from?

A. The introduction to a book on fast reading.

B. A local newspaper for young people.

C. A school newspaper run by students.

D. The introduction to an English textbook.

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A Giant Leap for China

　　A few days ago, he was just Colonel(上校)Yang; few people knew his name or recognized his face．But last Thursday, when he came back to the earth after a 21-hour trip to space, Yang Liwei’s smile was seen across the world above the magic words：“China’s first spaceman”．

　　The 38-year-old astronaut was sent into space at 9 a. m．Last Wednesday by China’s Shenzhou Ⅴ spacecraft, which orbited the earth 14 times．He landed safely at 6∶23 a. m．The next day, making China the third country successfully send a person into space, after the former Soviet Union and the US．

　　Yang was satisfied with his job．“I have seen many landing scenes before on video, and I think ours was one of the most successful, ”He said on a special plane to Beijing after landing．Born into an ordinary family in Liaoning Province, he became a pilot in the Chinese Air Force in 1987, spending 1350 hours in the air．He joined the Chinese space programme 11 years later．

　　While in space, Yang recorded everything he saw as well as showing China’s national flag and the United Nations’ flag to the people watching on TV at home．He also ate a meal of diced chicken and fried rice, before taking a 3-hour nap．The whole project went according to plan, but space exploration is not as easy as it seems．

　　Anyone who saw the destruction of the US space shuttle Columbia in February this year will know that Yang took a great risk．

　　He experienced extremely high temperatures, while the gravitation(重力)on take-off and landing were strong enough to force tears from his eyes．

　　He has spent five years training to become a spaceman．

　　“I eat all of my meals at the space programme’s dinning room and have never been able to take my son to kindergarten, ”he said．“I’ve never met his teachers．”

　　But becoming China’s first spaceman has made all the effort worthwhile．

　　“When I boarded the spacecraft for the first time, I couldn’t help feeling excited,” he said．“I decided that I had to fly it．”

　　To Chinese people, Yang is now a hero．One visitor to a Xinhua news agency online forum(网上论坛)said, “Yang’s trip is a giant leap forward for China．”

　　Officials say the next Shenzhou will be launched by 2005．China also plans to develop spacewalking and a space lab．

(1)

What is the main idea of the story?
[　　]
A．	China’s first manned flight．
B．	A hero with great courage．
C．	The first Chinese man in space．
D．	How Yang Liwei became China’s first spaceman．

(2)

How long did each of Yang’s orbits take on average?
[　　]
A．	1 hour．
B．	1.5 hours．
C．	6 hours．
D．	The story didn’t mention it．

(3)

Why did the writer mention the gravitation forces on take-off and landing?
[　　]
A．	Because it was the most dangerous part of the space flight．
B．	Because it was a very special experience．
C．	To stress how much training he had to do to prepare for the flight．
D．	To show that Yang is brave．

(4)

Why did the writer use “giant leap” in the title?
[　　]
A．	Because the space flight marked China’s great progress in the field of space exploration．
B．	Because Neil Armstrong said it was a “giant leap” for mankind when he first set foot on the moon．
C．	Because the space flight was a huge success．
D．	Both A and B．

(5)

This passage is most likely to appear in __________．
[　　]
A．	newspaper
B．	textbook
C．	science magazines
D．	biographies(传记)

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科目：高中英语 来源：江苏省09-10学年度高一下学期模快练习（二） 题型：阅读理解

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When some plates of the earth move suddenly, an earthquake happens. Many earthquakes begin under the sea. In fact, earthquakes may happen anywhere on the earth. They often happen near mountains.

During an earthquake, the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and even crack（断裂）open. Houses fall, people are killed or hurt, and sometimes the whole villages or cities are destroyed.

Can we do something to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes? Scientists have studied earthquakes and made maps that show“earthquake belts（带）”. In these belts, it’s possible for earthquakes to happen. In these areas we can build strong houses to fight against earthquakes.

In the future, scientists will be able to predict exactly（精确预报）when and where an earthquake will happen. They can also tell people what to do and how to do it.

1. It is said a large number of earthquakes often happen .

A. next to mountains B. in the day time C. on land D. at night

2. In the future we’ll be no longer so afraid of an earthquake .

A. because of a map showing the“earthquake belts”

B. because we can guess the date and place of an earthquake

C. as scientists will know what to do and how to do it

D. both B and C

3. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. A Scientist and an Earthquake B. An Earthquake

C. How to Fight against Earthquake D. Earthquakes Today and Tomorrow

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科目：高中英语 来源：20102011学年广西北海市合浦县教研室高二上学期期末考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解

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As you research music, you will find music that is familiar to you. You will find music which tells of interesting places and exciting things to do. You will find music which expresses feelings that are often your own.

Music is an expression of people. As you research, you will find music of people at work and play. You will find music expressing love of the country, love of nature, and love of home.

Music is also an expression of the composer(作曲家). The composer expresses his own musical ideas. He studies the materials of music and discovers ways of using them. He looks for new kinds of musical expression.

Music can suggest actions and feelings which we all share. We can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music of the people and the composers of different times and places.

【小题１】

In the first paragraph, the author tells us to ________.

A. be friendly to music B. find entertainment in music

C. express your feelings in music D. discover the things and places in music

【小题１】

From the second paragraph, we know that ________.

A. if we love music, we will love the country, nature and home

B. you may listen to music at work or at play

C. music sings of the country, nature and home

D. music can express how people live, work and think

【小题１】

The last paragraph shows that music makes it possible ________.

A. that people of different time and places can get together

B. to bring understanding between people of different times and places

C. that people can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the

music at the same time

D. that music can express actions and feelings at the same time

【小题１】Which of the following statements is NOT true? Music expresses .

A. people’s musical ideas B. people’s love of te country

C.ehe composer’s feelings D.the feelings of our own

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